CHRIST Egypt for the locusts, that they may

1491.

1 ver. 4, 5.

PB. 78. 46. & 105. 34.

"Joel 2. 2.

⚫ ver. 5.

P Ps. 105. 35.

+ Heb. hastened to call. 4 ch. 9. 27.

ch. 9. 28. 1 Kings 13.6.

'ch. 8. 30.

God's message to the Israelites.

25 And Moses said, Thou must give

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15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

16 ¶ Then Pharaoh + called for Moses

and Aaron in haste; and he said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.

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17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.

19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the +Heb. fasten- locusts, and † cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

ed.

Joel 2. 20.

"ch. 4. 21. & 11. 10.

* ch. 9. 22.

+ Heb. that one may

20 But the LORD "hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, teven darkness which may be

feel darkness. felt.

7 Ps. 105. 28.

ch. 8. 22.

ver. 8.

b ver. 10.

22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a ' thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

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24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.

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+ Heb. be

tween the
two even-
ings,
ch. 16. 12.

3 ¶ Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

4 And if the houshold be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

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5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male † of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

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6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it † in the evening.

7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

The rite of the remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

11 ¶ And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover.

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12 For I will pass through the land ch. 11. 4, 5. of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man || and beast; and against all the gods of Numb. 33.4. Egypt I will execute judgment: * I am the LORD.

|| Or, princes. ch. 21. 6.

& 22. 28.
Ps. 82. 1, 6.
John 10. 34,
35.

k ch. 6. 2.

13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are : and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you t to destroy you, when I smite the land + Heb. for a of Egypt.

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14 And this day shall be unto you 1 for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast "by an ordinance for ever.

15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, ' that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every † man must eat, that only may be done of you.

destruction.

1 ch. 13. 9. m Lev. 23.4,5. 2 Kings 23. 21.

n ver. 24, 43.
ch. 13. 10.

ch. 13. 6, 7.
& 23. 15.
& 34. 18, 25.
Lev. 23. 5,6.
Numb. 28.

17.

Deut.16.3,8. 1 Cor. 5. 7. P Gen. 17. 14. Numb. 9.13.

9 Lev. 23. 7,8. Numb. 28. 18, 25.

+ Heb. soul.

17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsamech. 13. 3. day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

18¶In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

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19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, " even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, * Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.

Lev. 23. 5. Numb. 28.

16.

* Exod. 23. 15. & 34. 18. Deut. 16. 3. 1 Cor. 5.7,8. u Numb. 9.13.

x ver. 3. Numb. 9. 4. Josh. 5. 10.

2 Kings 23.

21.

Ezra 6. 20.

Matt. 26.18,

19.

Mark 14.

12-16.

Luke 22. 7, &c.

|| Or, kid.

a ver. 12, 13, 15.

ch. 22. 29,

30. & 34. 19. Lev. 27. 26. Numb. 3.13. & 8. 16, 17. & 18. 15. Deut. 15.19. Luke 2. 23.

b ch. 12. 42.

50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

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51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

CHAPTER XIII.

1 The firstborn are sanctified to God. 3 The memorial of the passover is commanded. 11 The firstlings of beasts are set apart. 17 The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them. 20 They come to Etham. 21 God guideth them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire.

saying,

The Israelites go out of Egypt.

11 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,

12 That thou shalt † set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD's.

13 And P every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a || lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.

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14 ¶'And it shall be when thy son asketh thee t in time to come, saying, What

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2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast it is mine.

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3 ¶ And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came Deut. 16. 3. out from Egypt, out of the house oft bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

+ Heb. ser

vants.

e ch. 6. 1.
d ch. 12. 8.

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15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

16 And it shall be for "a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the repent when they see war, and people they return to Egypt:

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Before CHRIST 1491.

⚫ ver. 2. ch. 22. 29. & 34. 19. Lev. 27. 26. Numb. 8.17. & 18. 15. Deut. 15. 19. Ezek. 44.30. + Heb. cause to pass over.

P ch. 34. 20. Numb. 18. 15, 16.

|| Or, kid.

9 Numb. 3.46, 47. & 18. 15, 16.

ch. 12. 26. Deut. 6. 20. Josh. 4. 6,21.

+ Heb. to morrow.

ver. 3.

ch. 12. 29.

u ver. 9.

ch. 14.11,12. Numb. 14. 1-4.

Deut. 17.16.

ch. 14. 2. Numb. 33.6,

&c.

18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea and the children of Israel went up || harnessed out of the land of Or, by five Egypt.

19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and shall ye carry up my bones away hence with

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in a rank.

Gen. 50. 25. Josh. 24.32. Acts 7. 16.

20 And they took their journey Numb. 33.6. from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

ch. 14. 19, 24. & 40, 38. Numb. 9.15. & 10. 34. & 14. 14. Deut. 1. 33. Neh.9.12,19. Ps. 78. 14. & 99. 7. & 105. 39. Isai. 4. 5.

1 Cor. 10. 1.

Pharaoh pursueth after them.

Before CHRIST 1491.

ch. 13. 18.

22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

CHAPTER XIV.

1 God instructeth the Israelites in their journey. 5 Pharaoh pursueth after them. 10 The Israelites murmur. 13 Moses comforteth them. 15 God instructeth Moses. 19 The cloud removeth behind

the camp. 21 The Israelites pass through the Red sea, 23 which drowneth the Egyptians.

12 PIs not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

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13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom

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saying,

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2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before PiNumb. 33. 7. hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

Jer. 44. 1.

d Ps. 71. 11.

ch. 4. 21. & 7.3.

f ver. 17, 18. ch. 9. 16. Rom. 9. 17, 22, 23.

8 ch. 7. 5.

Ps. 105. 25.

¡ ch. 15. 4.

kver. 4.

3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I ' will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.

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5¶And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:

7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

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8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an Numb. 33. 3. high hand.

1 ch. 6. 1. & 13.

9.

ch. 15. 9.

Josh. 24. 6.

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9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baalzephon.

10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel" cried out unto the Ps. 34. 17. & LORD.

"Josh. 24. 7. Neh. 9.9.

107. 6.

* Ps. 106. 7, 8.

11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

17 And I, behold, I will "harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them and I will get me honourver. 4. upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

18 And the Egyptians shall know ver. 4. that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.